IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Missions

[+Erik]

 

IL-2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY MISSIONS REVEALED

TEST YOUR METTLE AND EARN YOUR WINGS

 

505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company have today released more information on the mission mode in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. The highly anticipated WWII aerial combat title will hit the shelves on 4th September for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and DS.

 

Mission mode extends the game play experience in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey by offering new missions that are unlocked through progress in the main campaign mode. By successfully navigating the campaign missions in each of the six scenarios, new operations become available such as night time recon, airfield assaults, escorting bombers, supply transports or troops to their destination, neutralising anti-aircraft units, low fling ground attacks, vessel air patrol and interception of enemy supply transports to name a few. These additional operations bring the mission total to 50 across the campaign and mission modes.

 

Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military operations of World War II, variety is at the heart of the action in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Players participate in the most famous confrontations of the era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers across a range of missions. There are six theatres of war in which to engage – The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun – representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe.

 

As well as taking environmental and landscape visuals to new heights by incorporating satellite technology, IL-2 also boasts a tangible damage effects engine. Players will see real-time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dogfights. IL-2 will support up to 16 players in multiplayer aerial combat set across 4 scenarios - Dogfight, Team Battle, Strike and Capture the Airfield.

 

IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey will be published by 505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company on 4th September 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP. Playable demos for Xbox 360 and PS3 are available to download now from Marketplace and PSN. For the latest information visit the official website at http://www.il2game.com or follow on Twitter http://twitter.com/IL2BirdsOfPrey

 

 

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[+JediMaster]

This could be the game that makes me get a joystick like the Saitek Aviator for my 360.

[jomni]

Played the demo. I'm a bit on the sides with this. You can fly this in arcade mode but it's not that engrossing for sim fanatics. You can also fly this in with realistic flight models but I just keep on getting into spins all the time and it spoils the fun. Spinning is so annoying that it is unplayable for me. My Mustang can't climb because of this. But I guess it's just a case of over-sensitivity of the console controller as opposed to a flight stick.

[+JediMaster]

Yes, that's exactly my experience. The arcade mode makes it fly like Blazing Angels or any other console flyer, but the harder modes are nigh-on uncontrollable. Hence my musing about getting a stick.